Opener



May 15, 1923. 1,455,702

J.'BARR OPENER Filed April 4, 1922 INVEN'I'OR ATTORNEY lf atentecl May15, 1923.

JAMES BARR, 0F BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA.

OPENER.

Application filed April 4,

To arZZ w 7mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs BARR, a citizen of the United States, residingat Beaver, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Openers, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an opener specially adapted for use inconnection with shoe polish boxes and other receptacles provided withspaced flanges.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter stated of simple construction and operation which may bereadily applied to a box of standard construction. A further object isto provide a. device of the character stated which may be readilyproduced and sold at small cost. Further objects will appear from thedetailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front view of the device as applied;

Figure 2 is a section taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device.

The device is intended to be used in connection with a box of standardtype which includes a bottom member a and a cover I) which fits over anupper flange a of memher a. Member a is provided with an outer annularflange a which, when the box is closed, is spaced away from a similarflange 7) of cover 7). The flanges a" and 7) cooperate to provide anannular channel about the box A. This box is of a known type and theobject of providing the spaced flanges c and h is to permit theinsertion of an instrument between these flanges for torcing the coveroff of the box.

In constructing my device I form a ring 1 of Wire of a suitable gage tofit snugly be- 1922. Serial No. 549,495.

tween flanges a" and b. At each end ring 1 is bent to provide anoutwardly curved eye 2. These eyes fit through a retaining loop 3 whichserves to positively prevent movement of eyes 2 away from each other.The ring 1 is of such size as to fit snugly about the box, asillustrated in Figures 1 and 2. With the ring in position, by 6X ertingupward pressure on one of the loops 2 and downward pressure on the otherloop, as indicated in Figure 1, cover 6 may be readily forced off ofbody portion or lower member a of the box. This device may be readilyapplied to a box of standard type and as the ring 1 and loop 3 can bequickly and easily formed by bending from wire of suitable gage, thedevice can be produced and sold at very small cost.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a box including a bottom memberand a cover member fitting over said bottom member, the bottom memberbeing provided with an outer annular flange and the cover member havingan outer annular flange spaced above the flange of the bottom member, aring fitting about the box between said flanges and provided at each endwith an outwardly projecting pressure receiving element, and a loopfitting about said elements so as to positively limit movement of thesame away from each other.

2. In a device of the character described, an annular member having itsends free and each provided with an outwardly projecting element curvedinwardly toward said annular member, and a loop fitting about saidelements and positively limiting movement of the same away from eachother.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

JAMES BARR.

